HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED
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Cash
£5.5m
+1.4% highest in 3 filed years
Net assets
£13m
-15.4% lowest in 3 filed years
Employees
23
-4.2% vs 2025
Profit before tax
£4.3m
-34.2% lowest in 3 filed years
Net assets
3-year trend · vs Financials median
Accounts
3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2026-03-31
| Metric | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 | Δ vs prior |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Turnover | £12,988,464 | £14,193,592 | £14,437,840 | +1.7% | |
| Operating profit | £5,607,246 | £6,341,912 | £3,224,217 | -49.2% | |
| Profit before tax | £7,475,009 | £6,596,083 | £4,343,496 | -34.2% | |
| Net profit | £5,618,119 | £5,015,242 | £3,107,704 | -38% | |
| Cash | £4,590,459 | £5,462,540 | £5,539,115 | +1.4% | |
| Total assets less current liabilities | £16,450,294 | £16,171,091 | £13,354,435 | -17.4% | |
| Net assets | £15,298,241 | £15,783,445 | £13,354,435 | -15.4% | |
| Equity | £15,298,241 | £15,783,445 | £13,354,435 | -15.4% | |
| Average employees | 23 | 24 | 23 | -4.2% | |
| Wages | £2,664,653 | £3,673,831 | £3,288,268 | -10.5% | |
| Directors' remuneration | £323,500 | £323,500 | £910,984 | +181.6% |
Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers
Ratios
Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest
| Ratio | Trend | 2024-03-31 | 2025-03-31 | 2026-03-31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating margin | 43.2% | 44.7% | 22.3% | |
| Net margin | 43.3% | 35.3% | 21.5% | |
| Return on capital employed | 34.1% | 39.2% | 24.1% | |
| Current ratio | 3.72x | 17.27x | 3.96x |
Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.
Name history
Renamed 3 times since incorporation
- HERALD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LIMITED 1995-11-24 → present
- RCIM LIMITED 1995-03-21 → 1995-11-24
- RUTHERFORD COMMUNICATION MANAGERS LIMITED 1994-01-05 → 1995-03-21
- OAKWOOD (UK) LIMITED 1993-12-01 → 1994-01-05
Audit & accounting basis
- Accounting basis
- FRS 102
- Reporting scope
- Standalone (parent only)
- Auditor
- BDO LLP
- Audit opinion
- Unqualified (clean)
- Going concern
- Affirmed
“As at 31st March 2026 the Company had £14.9m of cash and highly liquid assets and as such the directors are satisfied that the Company has adequate financial resources available to continue to be a going concern for at least 12 months from the date of approval of these financial statements. These financial statements have therefore been prepared on a going concern basis.”
Significant events
- “On 30 June 2026, the final contract and conditions for the transfer of the investment manager business was agreed.”
Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers
People
4 active · 16 resigned
| Name | Role | Appointed | Born | Nationality |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MILLER, Andrew Blake | Secretary | 2006-06-01 | — | British |
| BOOTH, John David Sebastian | Director | 2008-10-20 | Jul 1958 | British |
| DONEGAN, Vanessa Jane | Director | 2016-01-01 | Dec 1958 | British |
| POTTS, Katherine Jane | Director | 1993-12-03 | Apr 1959 | British |
Show 16 resigned officers
| Name | Role | Appointed | Resigned |
|---|---|---|---|
| ROSE, Angus Frederick | Secretary | 2004-11-03 | 2006-06-01 |
| SADLER, Alan Peter | Secretary | 1997-09-19 | 2000-10-20 |
| TRIMBLE, Melville Fitzgibbon | Secretary | 2001-10-29 | 2004-09-30 |
| WILSON, Serena Margaret Burton | Secretary | 2000-10-20 | 2001-10-29 |
| BRIGHTON SECRETARY LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Secretary | 1993-12-01 | 1993-12-03 |
| CAVENDISH ADMINISTRATION LIMITED | Corporate Secretary | 1993-12-03 | 1997-06-30 |
| BACKHOUSE, William | Director | 1998-01-23 | 2003-09-11 |
| BOYLE, David Thomas Alan | Director | 2003-09-26 | 2018-02-01 |
| EASTWOOD, William Harry | Director | 1994-03-03 | 1995-09-27 |
| EKINS, James Maurice Sydney | Director | 1995-03-31 | 1997-03-12 |
| HAZELL-SMITH, Stephen John | Director | 1993-12-03 | 1995-03-31 |
| KEMMIS MATTERSON, Jean Grace | Director | 2017-11-01 | 2025-12-19 |
| ROSE, Angus Frederick | Director | 2004-06-28 | 2006-07-31 |
| STRADLING, Stuart Rhys | Director | 1995-09-27 | 1998-01-23 |
| TRIMBLE, Melville Fitzgibbon | Director | 2001-10-29 | 2004-09-30 |
| BRIGHTON DIRECTOR LIMITED | Corporate Nominee Director | 1993-12-01 | 1993-12-03 |
Ownership
Persons with significant control
| Name | Kind | Nature of control | Notified | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Himl Holdings Limited | Corporate entity | Shares 75–100% | 2016-04-06 | Active |
Filing timeline
Last 20 of 151 total filings
| Date | Type | Category | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-28 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2025-12-23 | TM01 | officers | Termination director company with name termination date | |
| 2025-10-27 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2025-06-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2024-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-11-15 | CH01 | officers | Change person director company with change date | |
| 2024-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2024-06-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2023-10-30 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2023-07-24 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2022-07-27 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2022-02-01 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2021-11-01 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with no updates | |
| 2021-07-01 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-11-11 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates | |
| 2020-07-29 | AA | accounts | Accounts with accounts type full | |
| 2020-01-10 | SH01 | capital | Capital allotment shares | |
| 2019-10-28 | CS01 | confirmation-statement | Confirmation statement with updates |
Public-record activity
Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months
- Filings
- 3
- Capital events
- 0
- Officers appointed
- 0
- Officers resigned
- 1
last 12 months
last 24 months
last 12 months
last 12 months
Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.